>But making War into a type of game (these people are ok to kill, these people are not, and lawyering over how connected something is to war), I actually find k

>But making War into a type of game (these people are ok to kill, these people are not, and lawyering over how connected something is to war), I actually find kind of sick, as if it was just a big game. It's called the great game for a reason. But this is important because wars are most often waged with limited goals and it is better to sit on the negotiation table with some cynical politician and not someone that has held their kid while covered in burning napalm. You really don't want some multi generational revanche to move the other side, especially when you may be on the losing side next time. To illustrate - a clash over Taiwan that ends with mostly military casualties - can be reached some form deal. But nuke a US or China tier one city - and you are talking fight to the last drop of blood.